Get Home Repair Advice March 12 - 23 in Coamo, Isabela, Río Grande and San Germán

Release date:

March 6, 2019

Release Number:

335

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – National Lumber has teamed with FEMA to provide residents of Puerto Rico with free information and tips on how to make homes safer and stronger from earthquakes and tsunamis.

FEMA specialists will offer home improvement tips and share proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from a disaster. Specialists will also suggest techniques to build hazard-resistant homes and answer questions. Most of the information and free publications provided are aimed at do-it-yourself work and general contractors.

Free disaster preparedness information on earthquakes and tsunamis will also be available. All assistance and information are available in English and Spanish.

Residents can learn ways to protect themselves and their family and neighbors by visiting with FEMA advisors from March 12 to 23 at the following locations:

Coamo

Coamo Plaza Shopping Center

Coamo, Puerto Rico

Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Isabela

PR-112

Isabela, Puerto Rico

Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Río Grande

Carr. 3 Km 233

Local Industrial

#2 Las Flores

Río Grande, Puerto Rico

Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

San Germán

Retiro, Calle A

San Germán, Puerto Rico

Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

People who are deaf or hard of hearing may ask a FEMA specialist for an interpreter and the agency will arrange to provide one.